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Episode 560: The Cat of Amontillado

December 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 33 mins

Wrapping up the year with thoughts on unearned Covid optimism, defining "normal," Roomba training, Microsoft Visual Studio, plus a new (and decidedly more positive) reframing for New Year's resolutions.

Episode 559: Grade on the Curve of Time

December 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 28 mins

Talking Spider-Man and phones for kids.

Episode 558: Pseudism

December 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 31 mins

Merlin's Best of 2021™ kicks off with the return of "Cool Things I Learned This Week."

Episode 557: Food Court of Pain

December 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 28 mins

Episode 556: The Only Way Out Is Claws

December 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

The Boys are back, and they're not sure how big this thing gets.

Episode 555: The Accretion of Non-Essential Things

November 16th, 2021  |  1 hr 35 mins

Merlin starts tentatively sketching a unified field theory for rethinking how we think about and use space.

Episode 554: Not the Water's Problem

November 9th, 2021  |  50 mins 31 secs

Episode 553: Bioavailable Chambers of Flexibility

November 2nd, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins

This is what happens when Merlin stays up til 2 a.m. watching a movie and then has to record a podcast at 9 a.m.

Because, your day is a continuum.

Episode 552: Youth is the Anomaly

October 26th, 2021  |  1 hr 30 mins

Considering how best to set up a device that provides structure and motivation without all that beeping, beeping, beeping.

Episode 551: Life Is for Using

October 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 25 mins

You hosts talk about music, Apple Watch, and getting out of your kid's way. Also: life and MacBooks Pro.

Episode 550: Ampersands and Raisins

October 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 39 mins

Your hosts dive further into browser extensions and why they're so critical to filtering your world.

Episode 549: A Typical Feisty Boy Child

October 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 21 mins

Merlin shares a bunch of Safari extensions that do new stuff—or do old stuff in a cool or interesting way.